DONNIE DARKO

Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko

Thesis statement

Troubled teen Donnie sees visions of a six foot tall demonic bunny rabbit named Frank, who demands that he commit acts of vandalism in a sleepy suburban town in 1988. Donnie narrowly escapes a freak accident when a jet engine crashes into his bedroom after Frank has awoken him and called him away. Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, on Halloween night, and Donnie attempts to figure out what he can do to save the world while simultaneously dealing with a new girlfriend, bullies, a motivational speaker he sees as a cult leader, and ever-escalating hallucinations.

Introduction

Donnie Darko is a film of Richard Kelly, released in 2001. The film revolves between thriller and psychological science fiction, the name of his main character is Donnie Darko, a teenager on the sidelines, intelligent but shown disturbed. He has an imaginary friend, Frank, a rabbit giant scary face. When he miraculously escaped death, Frank tells him that the end of the world will happen in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds.

The main themes are the love, the sacrifice, the time travel and the existentialism. The plot of the film is complex and open to many interpretations. Although the film acclaimed critically upon its release, it only became popular after its release in DVD in March 2002 and is now one of the Top 250 of the Internet Movie Database, so that it is now considered a cult film.

Storytelling

Donnie Darko is a small independent film company produced by Drew Barrymore (who also appears in the film) and, at the time of its release, was a box office flop horrendous despite the very good reception from critics. As usual, the film had to be rediscovered in its video release, from cult status immediately and offsetting their costs of production. With the passage of time became the subject of debate, especially as cryptic theme.

Unlike other films with plots and / or final abstract, Donnie Darko is an excellent example of how you can make a movie complex and satisfying at the same time. Directed by Richard Kelly is excellent, giving the exact times to digest the story as it progresses, but always leaving plenty of scope for interpretation of the script. Perhaps no two critics alike about the film - some praising their originality and daring, others see the detailed story of Donnie's mental illness, while many regard it as a science fiction story (or at least a psychological thriller) .

Donnie Darko is cryptic but accessible. The first thing that comes to mind is compared in terms of narrative style, with Sixth Sense. It is a film that deserves to be a second time to capture the subliminal messages that appear, and go to unravel the meaning of his final from the clues given by the director.

There are some things that seem obvious. Here is a troubled boy who is going to therapy, and who have behavioral ...